"It is a basic sponge cake and I brushed the layers of sponge with what they call a 'soak', which can be either sugar syrup or some liqueur - I used Frangelico, a Hazelnut liqueur. I then heated the Lotus in the microwave to make it easier to spread and smoothed a very thin layer onto the bottom sponge layer. Topped with icing sugar and crème Chantilly (sweetened whipped cream) it made a pretty decadent cake!"

But some remained unconvinced…

"Isn't it just like chewed-up spat-out biscuit? <Hurl>."

Not tried it yet? You can buy it in supermarkets - or pick it up for £10 on Amazon and have it delivered to your door. Don't say we didn't warn you...